Two case workers with York County Children, Youth and Families also testified Monday.

Sinhue Johnson's two oldest children -- two of the alleged five victims in endangerment charges filed against him -- were called to the witness stand by the prosecution Monday.

Johnson, 48, of York faces five counts of endangering the welfare of a child but no more jail time if he is convicted. After waiving his right to a speedy trial, he served more than 21/2 years in prison while awaiting trial.

Monday, he appeared in York County court before Judge Richard K. Renn in a bench trial.

Among the prosecution's allegations against him is that he, his five children and the children's mother, Louann Bowers, lived in an ultimately condemned home on South Duke Street in York that had no running water, no electricity, no heat and no functioning plumbing.

Monday, the two oldest Johnson children gave the 734 S. Duke St. address as a residence where they had lived.

Pictures offered by the prosecution showed a cluttered home with falling ceilings, a grimy and stained bathtub and toilet and plastic sheeting tacked to the ceiling to divert rain water into buckets.

Sinhue Johnson Jr., 16, said the collected rainwater would be used to flush the toilet and to bathe in every other day.

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However, his sister, Quatonnia "Nae" Johnson, 14, said the rainwater that was collected was thrown out the window. She said she bathed once a week in drinking water brought into the home in big plastic jugs.

Sinhue Jr. said the house "was messier" in the pictures then he remembered it being.

Nae testified the condition of the house was fairly similar to the pictures.

Sinhue Jr. said, in the weeks or months before they were taken from their parents, he, his siblings and their mother stayed with relatives and in a motel while his father stayed in and worked on the house.

Both Sinhue Jr. and Nae confirmed they did not talk about their parents or their previous lifestyles after they were placed, along with their siblings, into foster care.

Sinhue Jr. said it was because they were "brainwashed," "in our parents' control" and "inside the bubble."

Nae said it was because "our Dad didn't want us to talk about it." She said she was testifying now "because I know the details."

And both children said there were times in the house when they were without heat and food. Heat came from a kerosene heater and food came when their father got home from whatever job he was working on, they said.

Sinhue Jr. identified his father's trade as "under-the-table work," "a little bit of everything" including plumbing, electrical work and construction.

Both children testified their parents did not let them go outside without them because it was not safe.

And, the children said they were taught by their mother on a somewhat irregular basis and did not go to school.

The first two witnesses called Monday were case workers for York County Children, Youth and Families.

Jenna Meister told Renn about her search for the family, which finally ended at a Springettsbury Township motel in August 2009, after receiving referrals in 2003, 2007 and 2009 from people reportedly concerned about the children.

Questioned by Renn, Meister said she never saw the inside the South Duke Street residence and never saw any of the children there.

Jenna Enterline testified that the children were given medical, dental and eye exams after being placed in foster care. One of the girls needed glasses, and Sinhue Jr. had one cavity, she said.

All of the children were lighter and shorter than children in their age groups, and none were determined to have learning disabilities, Enterline testified.

Johnson's trial resumes this morning at 9:30 a.m. Follow live trial coverage at www.yorkblog.com/docket, or on Twitter at @RickLeeYDR.